KC Moss opens meet with new Junior National record; places second in final (Updated 10:10 p.m.)

John Nash

Published 8:00 pm, Sunday, August 9, 2009

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KC Moss opens meet with new Junior National record; places second in final (Updated 10:10 p.m.)

KC Moss opens meet with new Junior National record; places second in final (Updated 10:10 p.m.)

KC Moss opens meet with new Junior National record; places second in final (Updated 10:10 p.m.)

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KC Moss has simply thrown herself into the deep end after opening the 2009 USA Swimming Junior Nationals by setting a new meet record in the 200-breaststroke during her Monday morning heat.

The 14-year-old Moss, a sophomore at Wilton High School, took her heat in 2:30.09 — bettering her own personal best and establishing a new meet record, breaking the record of 2:31.02, set last year by Micah Lawrence of the Texas Gold.

Moss will swim in the finals later this evening (Check back here for an update, but be advised — the Junior Nationals are being held in Washington State so there is a time lag).

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Evening Update — During Monday night's finals in the 200 breaststroke, Moss went even faster, touching the wall in 2:29.32.

Unfortunately, 14-year-old Annie Zhu of the Asphalt Green United Aquatics out of New York City went a wee bit faster, winning the 2009 Junior National championship in 2:29.06, and taking Moss's meet record with her.

Moss, who had the fastest time after the prelims, had been seeded second overall coming into the meet while Zhu had been seeded sixth.

Moss will be back in action on Thursday in the 100 breaststroke, where she is seeded fifth, and on Friday in the 200 individual medley.